Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

  1. Wildlife Behavior and Autecology
    1. Foraging Ecology and Feeding Behavior
      1. Optimal Foraging Theory
        1. Energy Maximization
          1. Time Minimization
            1. Risk-Sensitive Foraging
            2. Diet Selection
              1. Prey Choice Models
                1. Nutritional Requirements
                  1. Seasonal Diet Variation
                  2. Foraging Strategies
                    1. Sit-and-Wait Predation
                      1. Active Hunting
                        1. Scavenging
                          1. Filter Feeding
                          2. Foraging Group Dynamics
                            1. Solitary vs. Group Foraging
                              1. Information Sharing
                                1. Competition Within Groups
                              2. Reproductive Behavior and Mating Systems
                                1. Mating System Types
                                  1. Monogamy
                                    1. Polygyny
                                      1. Polyandry
                                        1. Promiscuity
                                        2. Mate Selection
                                          1. Sexual Selection Theory
                                            1. Mate Choice Criteria
                                              1. Courtship Displays
                                              2. Breeding Strategies
                                                1. Seasonal Breeding
                                                  1. Continuous Breeding
                                                    1. Reproductive Timing
                                                    2. Parental Care
                                                      1. Parental Investment Theory
                                                        1. Care Strategies
                                                          1. Offspring Development
                                                        2. Social Behavior and Organization
                                                          1. Group Living
                                                            1. Benefits of Sociality
                                                              1. Costs of Group Living
                                                                1. Optimal Group Size
                                                                2. Social Structure
                                                                  1. Dominance Hierarchies
                                                                    1. Social Roles
                                                                      1. Cooperative Behaviors
                                                                      2. Communication Systems
                                                                        1. Visual Communication
                                                                          1. Acoustic Communication
                                                                            1. Chemical Communication
                                                                              1. Tactile Communication
                                                                            2. Spatial Behavior
                                                                              1. Territoriality
                                                                                1. Territory Establishment
                                                                                  1. Territory Defense
                                                                                    1. Territory Size and Quality
                                                                                    2. Home Range Behavior
                                                                                      1. Home Range Size
                                                                                        1. Home Range Use Patterns
                                                                                          1. Core Areas
                                                                                          2. Dispersal Behavior
                                                                                            1. Natal Dispersal
                                                                                              1. Breeding Dispersal
                                                                                                1. Dispersal Triggers and Mechanisms
                                                                                              2. Anti-Predator Strategies
                                                                                                1. Morphological Defenses
                                                                                                  1. Camouflage and Crypsis
                                                                                                    1. Warning Coloration
                                                                                                      1. Mimicry Systems
                                                                                                      2. Behavioral Defenses
                                                                                                        1. Vigilance Behavior
                                                                                                          1. Escape Responses
                                                                                                            1. Group Defense Strategies
                                                                                                            2. Life History Adaptations
                                                                                                              1. Reproductive Timing
                                                                                                                1. Habitat Selection
                                                                                                                  1. Activity Patterns
                                                                                                                2. Migration and Movement Patterns
                                                                                                                  1. Migration Types
                                                                                                                    1. Seasonal Migration
                                                                                                                      1. Altitudinal Migration
                                                                                                                        1. Nomadic Movements
                                                                                                                        2. Migration Ecology
                                                                                                                          1. Stopover Sites
                                                                                                                            1. Energy Requirements
                                                                                                                              1. Migration Routes

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